On Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:29 PM "LGS-Europe" wrote:
> What direction should the strings get their maximum vibration for an > optimum > tone? Parallel to the sound board, perpendicular (at a right angle with > the > sound board) or something in between? This doesn't matter. The stings stretch (points of max deviation) and relax (when they come through the point of 'no vibration' - straight line) and thus transmit the vibration energy to the bridge, so that it moves in a 'rocking' way of motion (not up and down) and sends the waives of vibrations along and across the soundboard. > And do people feel there is a > difference between instruments with single strings and double strings? >From what point of view? > And > between instruments with a bridge on which the string rest (classical > guitar) and instruments where the strings are only tied to the bridge > (lute)? In the context of your question, again this doesn't matter (in both cases, strings are _tied_ to the bridge). What mainly matters here is the distance from the string(s) to the soundboard (i.e. the larger the distance the more energy from vibrating string is transmitted to the soundboard). > David - not trying to start a war, just curious about people's believes > and > convictions Beliefs and convictions ...? Just down to earth physics. Alexander To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
